Controversy about the movie “NOAH” started even before the
film hit the theaters. And not just from
fundamental Christians; three Muslim nations banned the film. Not to be
thwarted, the movie topped $75 million at the box office. The problem with “NOAH” is not just that Hollywood writers took
creative license to turn the brief Genesis story into a 2-hour feature.
They totally debased it: the act of creation is adapted to fit evolution; God
is seen as condemning, not redeeming; God’s mercy to save is subverted by His
desire to destroy. And rather than a “preacher of righteousness” (2 Pet 2:5), Noah is a murderous sociopath.
Of course Hollywood's version is man-centered; the Genesis account, Christ-centered. The flood pictures the need for a Savior; the Ark
personifies the Savior. The door points to Jesus, “I am the door; by Me if any one enters in, he shall be saved”
(John 10:9). And did you know that the door to Noah's Ark remained open, to all, until the very end!? They say the movie is never as good as the book. Isn't that the truth! (In fact, that is the only true thing you can say about the movie “NOAH”!)
Have you noticed that the media are no longer referring to Hurricane Sandy as “Frankenstorm?” That would trivialize a storm that portends to be the worst to hit the Mid-Atlantic in 200 years—and there is nothing cute or funny about Sandy!
Sandy’s winds, in excess of 80 mph, are expected to cause power outages for millions of Americans. Government offices in the Nation’s capitol are closed, as are schools. Wall Street is closed, along with NYC and New Jersey public transportation, including the cancelation of more than 9,000 flights. Adding bad to worse, a cold front moving in from the West is threatening to drop up to 2 feet of snow. The economic losses are expected to be $20 billion. Occurring just days before the presidential elections, no one is even trying to guess what affect it will have on voting turnout.
As I read this morning’s news articles about Sandy’s affects on all of the above, it occurred to me that no one is speaking of the spiritual affect. Will it cause people to pray? Will it cause people to reevaluate what is important in life? Could Sandy be a reminder that our fate is not determined by the outcome of a national election, but by our omniscient and omnipotent God?
Of course Hollywood's version is man-centered; the Genesis account, Christ-centered. The flood pictures the need for a Savior; the Ark
personifies the Savior. The door points to Jesus, “I am the door; by Me if any one enters in, he shall be saved”
(John 10:9). And did you know that the door to Noah's Ark remained open, to all, until the very end!? They say the movie is never as good as the book. Isn't that the truth! (In fact, that is the only true thing you can say about the movie “NOAH”!)
